Dog Scouts Training Sept 7 2017

 

 

Vasona Park Concert June 17 2017

 

Dog Scout cape with patches

 

Note from Rainbow Bridge

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THIS IS A LETTER WRITTEN BY  YOUR DOG FROM THE RAINBOW BRIDGE.

Hi Mom and Dad...

Now that I’ve been across The Rainbow Bridge for a couple of months, they said I should write a letter home.

Sorry, Mom but I’m so busy ‘across the bridge’ that I haven’t thought of home much. They said it’s okay and that you would understand. I hope you do. (I think you will.)

Remember that night when I wasn’t feeling very well and u were all crying?

I don’t remember much, but I do remember seeing and hearing all of you and feeling your touches and hugs…I remember hearing “we love you” and that one last command of “Go through”.

I didn’t know what you meant, so I turned around and walked through the fog that was in front of me.

I saw the biggest bridge I’ve ever seen! And so many friends on the other side of it!

They were all playing with toys and balls!

You were right to tell me to go there!

My feet kept moving forward, but my heart kept pulling me back.

Your touches became lighter and lighter and I wanted to come back and nudge your hands for more love, but I was overcome by this feeling of curiosity for the happy place over the bridge!

My feet started moving on their own, like a gentle breeze was moving them forward for me!

I can’t explain it, but I had no doubt that it was the right thing to do!

So, I walked across that big, huge bridge by myself!

I looked for you, because you’re always by my side, walking with me, but this was different.

I didn’t have a collar around my neck or a leash connecting me to you ~ I was ‘free’!

Even though you weren’t there with me, I never felt alone!

I actually felt like I had a huge cape of love wrapped around my body and the more I walked, the easier it was to breathe!

So, I kept walking!

And I would feel more warmth in the big hug, so I kept on walking!

I eventually made it over the big bridge – I did it by myself, mom. When I got here, all of my new friends greeted me and helped me walk off the bridge ~ it was so cool!

They gave me a pair of wings and said that I was now a Guardian Angel!

What I’ve learned over these past few weeks has been amazing and nothing like I’ve seen before!

We’re all the same up here ~ we all have wings and we all have Forever People to watch over ~ that’s YOU, mom !

You’re my Forever Person and I’m your Forever Baby!

We had such a great life together and I do miss you a LOT, but please know that I am so happy in my new home across The Bridge!

I’ll send you another Earth Angel so you won’t be alone.

Give them your whole heart, like how you gave it to me.

I’ll check in very often to make sure they treasure your love ~ like I always did!

When you miss me, think of a rainbow and know I’m on the other side of it, waiting to walk with you again.

I’ll always be in your heart.

I love you, mom!

Time for me to go play.”

-Author Unknown📷📷📷

Some of Dino's accomplishments as a tracking dog for lost pets.

Some of Dino's accomplishments as a tracking dog for lost pets. 

With a tracking dog, a highly experienced, trained, awarded, titled, accomplished and hard-working search dog by the name of Dino, he can track your lost pet from their last known location in the exact direction of their travel. In 2012 and 2013, he won Honorable Mentions in a national Search and Rescue awards competition, winning out over several hundred dogs. Here is his blog: http://dinostraining.blogspot.com/. 

Here is a link to a recent article about Dino and me helping a client find her lost dog in San Francisco. 

http://narrative.ly/puppies/i-hired-a-real-life-pet-detective/.

Dino can follow a scent up to 30 days old and we can also get scent articles from multi-pet households, despite a couple of minor incorrect statements in the article. 

He has been involved in the recovery of many lost animals including George, a former research Beagle, lost for six days in Pescadero, and found in less 20 minutes. Axl, a black and tan terrier mix, lost in San Francisco for two days, and found in less than 30 minutes. After two hours, Karma, a Pit Bull mix was found stuck in a dry creek bed in Central California, near Atascadero, after being lost for five days. Snickers, a Miniature Australian Shepherd, lost for a week, tracked over several days and over 30 miles within Silicon Valley to the location where she was still found running loose. Flower, an English Bulldog, was missing for five days in Hercules, and found just at the beginning of the search within a half mile from her home. Cookie, an indoor only cat in Oakland, was found in 15 minutes after being lost for several hours. Mina, an indoor only cat in Oakland, was found in an hour after being lost for five days. Sweet Pea, missing in Hayward for over three months, was found in the area where Dino had originally track him to after his person posted flyers all over the area, and the person called who had been feeding him. And many, many more!

Nice Story in Dog Scout Winter 2020 Newsletter!